Table 3.
Association Between Responses to Open-Ended Questions on Cost Concerns and Additional Costs and Closed-Ended Questions
| Responses | Disagree With |
Agree With |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “My current insurance coverage adequately covers my health care costs.” |
“I am confident that my insurance will cover my health care costs in the future.” |
“I have concerns about paying for my cancer treatment.” |
“My family has made financial sacrifices to pay for my medical care.” |
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| (n = 396) |
(n = 380) |
(n = 398) |
(n = 381) |
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| OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | OR | 95% CI | P | |
| Cost concerns identified on open-ended questions | ||||||||||||
| No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 2.82 | 1.53-5.2 | 0.001 | 3.39 | 2.22-5.16 | 0 | 2.83 | 1.92-4.2 | 0 | 2.56 | 1.68-3.91 | 0 |
| Additional expenses identified on open-ended questions | ||||||||||||
| No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 1.22 | 0.68-2.2 | 0.5 | 1.79 | 1.18-2.72 | 0.01 | 1.89 | 1.27-2.81 | 0.02 | 3.08 | 2-4.73 | 0 |
Higher odds ratios indicate greater cost concerns. For instance, those who listed a cost concern had 2.56 times the odds of agreeing that their family has made sacrifices to pay for their cancer care. Boldface indicates significant associations.